The University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development made an organizational decision in 2011 to invest in a system-wide approach to implement youth program quality into the 4-H program using the Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA) tool. This article describes the four key components to the Minnesota Youth Program Quality Improvement model, the reasons for investing in this work, and recommendations for other states that may build youth program quality improvement models
Quality is fast becoming a policy priority in states and localities around the country. As a result,...
This article explores the important role that volunteers play in the effective delivery of Extension...
The 4-H Program within Cooperative Extension is more than 100 years old. As we celebrate 100 years o...
The University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development made an organizational decision i...
This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations. Current ...
Recently, a new program model for describing and predicting the impact of 4-H on youths was proposed...
Program quality is an important topic for improving out-of-school time youth development programs. H...
The contemporary Extension 4-H program is focused on positive youth development, providing experienc...
In 2014 the Oregon 4-H program adopted a new program model to describe and evaluate the impact of 4-...
The effort described in this article resulted from requests for clarity and consistency from new and...
4-H Healthy Living programs address healthy eating; physical activity; social-emotional health and w...
The club meeting has served as a key delivery method for 4-H programming across the United States th...
As youth programs have continued to evolve over the last 100 years, the field of program evaluation ...
This paper will show how 4-H programs, activities, and events give youth opportunities to better mem...
Participation in 4-H has been linked to a variety of positive youth outcomes. Yet little is known ab...
Quality is fast becoming a policy priority in states and localities around the country. As a result,...
This article explores the important role that volunteers play in the effective delivery of Extension...
The 4-H Program within Cooperative Extension is more than 100 years old. As we celebrate 100 years o...
The University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development made an organizational decision i...
This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations. Current ...
Recently, a new program model for describing and predicting the impact of 4-H on youths was proposed...
Program quality is an important topic for improving out-of-school time youth development programs. H...
The contemporary Extension 4-H program is focused on positive youth development, providing experienc...
In 2014 the Oregon 4-H program adopted a new program model to describe and evaluate the impact of 4-...
The effort described in this article resulted from requests for clarity and consistency from new and...
4-H Healthy Living programs address healthy eating; physical activity; social-emotional health and w...
The club meeting has served as a key delivery method for 4-H programming across the United States th...
As youth programs have continued to evolve over the last 100 years, the field of program evaluation ...
This paper will show how 4-H programs, activities, and events give youth opportunities to better mem...
Participation in 4-H has been linked to a variety of positive youth outcomes. Yet little is known ab...
Quality is fast becoming a policy priority in states and localities around the country. As a result,...
This article explores the important role that volunteers play in the effective delivery of Extension...
The 4-H Program within Cooperative Extension is more than 100 years old. As we celebrate 100 years o...